Sale set to fund Hugos' interstate expansion

Scott Bolles

With Bayswater Road's Concrete Blonde restaurant shutting its doors last week, the idea of a ''for sale'' sign at Hugos and its sibling, Hugos Bar Pizza, won't do much for confidence on the strip.

But Hugos co-owner David Evans says it is just the property for sale and he wants Hugos and the pizzeria to remain the long-term tenant. With hopes of over $10 million expected from the sale, Evans scotched rumours some of it will be used to pay out his brother, celebrity chef Pete Evans, who has left Hugos.